India's economy grew by 6.5 percent in the fiscal year that ended in March, positioning among the world's top performers.

The UN condemned a US-backed aid system in Gaza after 47 people were injured in a food distribution that saw shots fired by ...

Venezuelan President Maduro's party swept the board in parliamentary and regional elections that were boycotted by the ...

Trump's administration revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll foreign nationals, putting the future of thousands of ...

Eighteen football pitches every minute of every hour of every day: that is the record extent of tropical rainforest destroyed ...

France is set to mark Tuesday 10 years since an Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper that shocked the country and led to fierce debate about freedom of expression and religion.

Two million people are "starving" in the Gaza Strip, with the deliberate blocking of aid driving up the risk of famine.

When American politicians propose new policies, the first question they often receive is how they intend to pay for it. According to Stephanie Kelton, a professor of public policy and economics at ...

One thing that nearly all observers of the American economy (and other developed countries around the world) can agree on is that income inequality has increased considerably in recent decades. The ...

Thirty years ago, on June 4, 1989, there were free elections in Poland – the first multiparty elections since WWII. It was the beginning of a cascade of events that culminated in the collapse of all ...

Humans are prone to hero-worship. Adoration of sports figures and film stars are part of the culture. But hero-worship takes an ominous turn when people start to idolize unscrupulous leaders. This ...

Ortega, an aging guerrilla warrior and former president-turned-wealthy oligarch, seemed to be on the ropes. Protesters erected barricades across the country, paralyzing the national economy. After the ...